Virtual Dawg Pound: Madden 12 Online Franchise

It is with much excitement that I launch this project… something I’ve been wanting to do for 4 years now. My passion has always been Madden Online Franchise play. Going all the way back to 2000 when EA SPORTS released the first (and best to date IMO) Online Franchise mode on the PC gaming platform. It was a true client/server environment where all the features of the robust offline franchise mode could be accessed in a true Online Franchise. It’s amazing to me that we have not seen anything to this day as innovative as that PC football game.

I spent 7 years running a very successful OF with several guys from the old Madden Mania site. We built rivalries and foundation of sim football based on community and sportsmanship instead of a win at all cost attitude. It was a great time and I made a lot of friends during those years but with little innovation on the PC side, I grew tired of workarounds and the grind of managing a 32 team league without sufficient tools. It really became a chore with the spawn game implementation.

I was also falling further into fatherhood as my first born was starting to walk and get more active and we popped out a baby boy in 2006. Eventually I hung up my controller for good and just played offline games when all my duties for the day were done and I could get some me time to get some gaming in.

Fast forward 2 years and EA SPORTS launched Online Dynasty mode for NCAA Football.. and I was immediately hooked on the idea of running a small Online Dynasty with a few friends from my old Madden league. Well word got out on Madden Mania and we soon filled the first ever Tradition Football League with 12 members. That one single dynasty has grown into Tradition Sports Online in just short of 3 years now. Over 1800 coaches have played it up 70 leagues running concurrently across multiple game titles. It’s really amazing what has happened to our little site. Last year over 230K unique visitors visited TSO… amazing.

Anyways, back to the topic at hand.. I’ve always been a Madden guy and as a EA SPORTS GameChanger I will be working closely with the Madden team on improving the game and bringing a true NFL experience to you for Madden 13. I’ve also decided to track my current Online Dynasty team here in the Virtual Dawg Pound of the Tradition Madden Football League. You will get game week updates (3 games a week) and insider information here. You will also get to watch all the games in our TV section.
Thanks for stopping by and home you make this a regular place to visit as I try to turn this Browns team into a winner.

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After all the talk about turning this organization around from the ground up, Coach Ryno and GM JJ Setzer had to start making some tangible strides today. The New York Football Giants were in town and they pay their players too. All the offseason changes would be on full display today and some questions will start to get answers.

After a week of basking in the glow of an opening week shutout victory over the Giants, Cleveland fans were hoping to keep the party going as the Chargers rolled into town with new coach “The Natural” now manning the headset. A 2-0 start would be just what the doctor ordered… to bad he was out of the office today.

The Browns took their show on the road for the first time this season and looked to bounce back from a tough loss last week to a up and coming Chargers team. An 0-2 Philly team might look like an easy component, but Michael Vick is in the top 5 in passing and their losses have been by a combined total of 11 points. Cleveland was in no position to take this team lightly.